Coast To Coast GNAC Track Action On Tap
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 by Evan O'Kelly, Assistant Commissioner For Communications PORTLAND, Ore. – The stage is set for another busy week of track and field action as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference programs get set to compete in four different time zones.
The two biggest meets of the weekend are the Stanford Invitational and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, which the GNAC will have representation at on Friday and Saturday in California. Central Washington is headed to the prestigious Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and will also send athletes to the Texas State Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas.
Simon Fraser is among the GNAC’s teams competing in the two California meets, while All-American Marie-Eloise Leclair is headed to Gainesville, Fla., to compete at the Florida Relays. Alaska Anchorage, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and Western Washington will join the Red Leafs at the two California meets, and the Wolves are also scheduled to send athletes to the Pacific Open close to home in Forest Grove, Ore., on Saturday.
Montana State Billings will also be in action this weekend, hosting its first of two outdoor meets with the Yellowjacket/Battlin’ Bear Open running Thursday-Friday just outside the Magic City in Lockwood, Mont.
GNAC Indoor Track & Field Schedule - March 28-30 |
Date |
Meet |
Location |
Start Time |
GNAC Teams Competing |
3/28-30 |
Texas State Bobcat Invitational |
San Marcos, TX |
9 a.m. (CT) |
CWU |
3/28-30 |
Texas Relays |
Austin, TX |
10 a.m. (CT) |
CWU |
3/28-29 |
Yellowjacket Open |
Lockwood, MT |
10:30 a.m. (MT) |
MSUB |
3/29-30 |
Florida Relays |
Gainesville, FL |
8 a.m. (ET) |
SFU |
3/29-30 |
Stanford Invitational |
Stanford, CA |
9 a.m. (PT) |
UAA, SFU, SPU, WOU, WWU |
3/29-30 |
Mike Fanelli Track Classic |
Hayward, CA |
10:30 a.m. (PT) |
UAA, SFU, WOU, WWU |
3/30 |
Pacific Open |
Forest Grove, OR |
9 a.m. (PT) |
WOU |
GNAC Track In The Weekly Outdoor Track & Field Rankings |
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association releases national and regional rankings throughout the 2024 outdoor track and field seasons. The first set of outdoor regional and national rankings were released on March 25.
USTFCCCA National Rankings - Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Poll |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Week 1 – 3/26 |
None |
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USTFCCCA National Rankings - Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Poll |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Week 1 – 3/26 |
None |
-- |
USTFCCCA West Region Rankings - Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Poll |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Team 3 |
Team 4 |
Team 5 |
Team 6 |
Team 7 |
Team 8 |
Team 9 |
Week 1 – 3/25 |
9. WWU |
10. WOU |
13. CWU |
17. UAA |
18. SFU |
19. NNU |
20. SPU |
21. SMU |
23. MSUB |
USTFCCCA West Region Rankings - Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Poll |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Team 3 |
Team 4 |
Team 5 |
Team 6 |
Team 7 |
Team 8 |
Team 9 |
Week 1 – 3/25 |
11. UAA |
12. CWU |
15. WOU |
17. WWU |
19. NNU |
20. SFU |
21. SPU |
23. SMU |
24. MSUB |
2024 Outdoor Provisional National Qualifying Marks |
View a complete listing of provisional qualifying marks obtained by GNAC student-athletes at the links below.
View a complete listing of meets that GNAC teams have competed in throughout the 2023-24 indoor and outdoor seasons at the link above.
2023-24 GNAC Track & Field Athletes of the Week |
Date |
Women's Athlete of the Week |
Men's Athlete of the Week |
Dec. 11 |
E'lexis Hollis, Central Washington (Track) |
Brody Kemble, Northwest Nazarene (Track) |
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Emy Ntekpere, Central Washington (Field) |
Justin Conklin, Western Oregon (Field |
Jan. 15 |
Marie-Eloise Leclair, Simon Fraser (Track) |
Kevin McDermott, Western Washington (Track) |
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Lauryn McGough, Central Washington (Field) |
Drew Klein, Central Washington (Field) |
Jan. 22 |
E'lexis Hollis, Central Washington (Track) |
Johan Correa, Central Washington (Track) |
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Emy Ntekpere, Central Washington (Field) |
Drew Klein, Central Washington (Field) |
Jan. 29 |
Marie-Eloise Leclair, Simon Fraser (Track) |
Kevin McDermott, Western Washington (Track) |
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Katie Potts, Western Washington (Field) |
Ryan Greenwalt, Western Washington (Field) |
Feb. 5 |
Maliyah Thompson, Western Oregon (Track) |
Josh Green, Central Washington (Track) |
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Ujunwa Nwokoma, Western Oregon (Field) |
Mark Warren, Western Oregon (Field) |
Feb. 26 |
Ila Davis, Western Washington (Track) |
Ephrem Mekonnen, Simon Fraser (Track) |
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Katie Potts, Western Washington (Field) |
Mark Warren, Western Oregon (Field) |
March 4 |
Aniya Green, Seattle Pacific (Track) |
Ryan Clough, Western Washington (Track) |
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Jocelyn Saribay, Saint Martin's (Field) |
Andrew Schulz, Saint Martin's (Field) |
March 11 |
Cassidy Walchak-Sloan, Saint Martin's (Track) |
Brian Le, Western Washington (Track) |
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Katie Potts, Western Washington (Field) |
Jakob Braunstein, Western Washington (Field) |
March 18 |
Ellie DeGroot, Central Washington (Track) |
Jake Hall, Simon Fraser (Track) |
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Lizzy Daugherty, Seattle Pacific (Field) |
Jarrett Chong, Simon Fraser (Field) |
March 25 |
Cassidy Walchak-Sloan, Saint Martin's (Track) |
Jeret Gillingham, Western Washington (Track) |
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Vivien Liessfeld, Alaska Anchorage (Field) |
Laurenz Waldbauer, Northwest Nazarene (Field) |
The 2024 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 10-11 at the Recreation Sports Complex on the campus of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash. The event will be preceded by the GNAC Combined Event Championships, which will take place April 29-30 at Civic Stadium in Bellingham, Wash. All nine GNAC track and field programs are eligible to compete in both the combined event championship and the outdoor championship.
GNAC Track In The Weekly Indoor Track & Field Rankings |
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released national and regional rankings throughout the 2023-24 indoor track and field season. Below is a complete listing of this year's indoor rankings.
USTFCCCA West Region Rankings - Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Poll |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Team 3 |
Team 4 |
Team 5 |
Team 6 |
Team 7 |
Team 8 |
Team 9 |
Week 1 – 1/22 |
1. WWU |
3. WOU |
4. CWU |
5. SFU |
7. SPU |
8. MSUB |
9. NNU |
11. UAA |
12. SMU |
Week 2 – 1/29 |
1. WWU |
3. WOU |
4. SFU |
5. CWU |
7. NNU |
8. MSUB |
12. UAA |
13. SPU |
14. SMU |
Week 3 – 2/5 |
1. WWU |
3. WOU |
4. SFU |
5. CWU |
7. NNU |
11. MSUB |
12. UAA |
13. SPU |
14. SMU |
Week 4 – 2/12 |
1. WWU |
4. WOU |
5. CWU |
6. UAA |
7. SFU |
8. NNU |
13. MSUB |
15. SPU |
16. SMU |
Week 5 – 2/19 |
1. WWU |
3. WOU |
5. CWU |
6. SFU |
7. UAA |
8. NNU |
13. MSUB |
15. SPU |
16. SMU |
Week 6 – 2/26 |
1. WWU |
2. WOU |
6. CWU |
7. UAA |
8. SFU |
10. NNU |
12. MSUB |
15. SPU |
16. SMU |
Week 7 – 3/4 |
1. WWU |
2. WOU |
6. CWU |
7. UAA |
8. SFU |
10. NNU |
12. MSUB |
15. SPU |
16. SMU |
USTFCCCA West Region Rankings - Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Poll |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Team 3 |
Team 4 |
Team 5 |
Team 6 |
Team 7 |
Team 8 |
Team 9 |
Week 1 – 1/22 |
3. CWU |
4. WWU |
5. WOU |
6. SFU |
12. SPU |
13. MSUB |
14. NNU |
15. UAA |
16. SMU |
Week 2 – 1/29 |
2. WWU |
5. CWU |
6. SFU |
8. WOU |
10. SPU |
12. NNU |
14. UAA |
16. SMU |
17. MSUB |
Week 3 – 2/5 |
3. WWU |
5. CWU |
6. SFU |
11. SPU |
12. WOU |
13. SMU |
14. NNU |
17. UAA |
18. MSUB |
Week 4 – 2/12 |
4. WWU |
6. CWU |
8. SFU |
11. SPU |
12. WOU |
13. UAA |
14. UAA |
15. NNU |
18. MSUB |
Week 5 – 2/19 |
3. WWU |
5. CWU |
8. SFU |
10. SPU |
11. WOU |
13. UAA |
14. SMU |
15. NNU |
18. MSUB |
Week 6 – 2/26 |
3. WWU |
4. CWU |
7. SFU |
10. SPU |
11. WOU |
12. UAA |
14. SMU |
15. NNU |
18. MSUB |
Week 7 – 3/4 |
3. WWU |
4. CWU |
7. SFU |
10. SPU |
11. WOU |
12. UAA |
14. SMU |
15. NNU |
18. MSUB |
USTFCCCA Conference TFRI Rankings – Women’s Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA Conference TFRI Rankings – Men’s Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings – Women’s Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings – Men’s Indoor Track & Field
2024 Indoor Provisional National Qualifying Marks |
View a complete listing of provisional qualifying marks obtained by GNAC student-athletes at the links below.
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12 From GNAC Earn Indoor All-American
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Vikings Ride Wave Of Indoor Success To Team Of The Week
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WWU Men Break GNAC Indoor Points Record
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